Insight 028 — THE GOOD REVIEW THAT HURTS

DIALOGUE 18: THE GOOD REVIEW THAT HURTS

She got a five-star review.

MAYA: "Beautifully written. A slow start but absolutely worth it."

She read it three times.

MAYA: That's lovely.

LAPTOP: It's the fourth review this month with the phrase "slow start."

MAYA: Readers are impatient these days.

LAPTOP: Or the start is slow.

MAYA: Those are the same thing.

LAPTOP: No. One is about readers. One is about your book.

MAYA: ...

She read it again at 2am.

LAPTOP: I know. You were on the page for 14 minutes.

MAYA: I was thinking.

LAPTOP: I know.